Chronicles of coaching American football in Italy (2008, 2009 & 2018), in Sweden (2010, 2016 & 2017), in Switzerland (2012), winning a Division III National Championship in France (2012-13), in Spain (2015 & 2016) and in Mexico (2017) as well as walking the Camino de Santiago in August-September of 2010.

About Me

I have been married to Laurie for over 46 years. Our oldest son, Andy, lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife Jenn and their son Kevin. Our youngest son Mike lives in Oxnard, California with his wife Vanessa and their kids Jacob and Mary. Although I retired from teaching in June of 2007, the 2015 football season marked my 45th year of coaching football at five high schools in Southern California's Ventura County - Thousand Oaks, Westlake, Rio Mesa, Buena and Newbury Park. In 2008, I opted to try something totally different in my coaching career and started coaching in Europe. My EuroBall stops have been in Catania, Sicily in 2008 & '09, Hässleholm, Sweden in 2010, Thun, Switzerland in 2012, Lyon, France in 2012-13 with the 12-0 National Champion Bron-Villeurbanne Falcons, Murcia, Spain in 2015, Rivas, Spain in 2016, Upplands-Väsby, Sweden in the Spring of 2016 & '17, in Mexico to coach the Europe Warriors in Aug. & Dec. 2017 and now in 2018 in Varese, Italy. Join me as I explore and chronicle my newest adventures coaching American football in Europe. My European touring also included a 500 mile Pilgrimage Walk on the Camino de Santiago in Spain in 2010.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Washing in the Comfort of The Villa

If its Thursday, it must be time to meet the gang at the AVF club in Vieux Lyon for coffee and chatting about everyone's recent adventures. Mary Robinson Hubert was nice to me today and did not rub it in too much about her Oregon Ducks shellacking my Washington Huskies again last Saturday.

I really do enjoy these weekly meetings.

Afterwards, I roamed the city for a bit in search of that elusive, perfect pain chocolate.

I love witch hat turrets

Happy Guard Dog

Murals are BIG in Lyon

Same Building, Ground Floor

Three Guys Hanging Out

Lunch Bunch

I need my pain chocolate NOW!!!

EUREKA!!!

I like the fleurs

Didn't Irma La Douce live here?

Sainte Blandine

A Lyonnaise favorite, she was martyed in Lyon for her faith in 177 A.D. during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.

The Color Purple

Avant Garde Statue with . . .

. . . BIG Rollerskates

Interesting Modern Fountainat Place Louis Pradel

Laundry Day

I failed to get our new, previously owned, washing machine to work on Wednesday night. With guidance, I had it up and running this afternoon. It only takes about 30 minutes to do a load, so I went wild and did five loads.

The clothes should be dry by Saturday.

Thursday Night Lights

Merci to Brice Rontet for this photo

Our Senior practice tonight was well attended despite a rain storm that began about 30 minutes before we started and finally let up about 30 minutes before we finished.

We had a physical workout planned with lots of 1-on-1 blocking drills and a good session of one of my favorites, Oklahoma Drill. The Falcons responded well to all of our challenges.